Now thismanwould goup from his cityyearlyto worshipand to sacrificeto the LORDof hostsin Shiloh.And the twosonsof Eli,Hophniand Phinehas,were prieststo the LORDthere.
So that He abandonedthe dwellingplaceat Shiloh,The tentwhich He had pitchedamong men,
"Threetimesa yearyou shall celebratea feastto Me.
"Threetimesa yearallyour malesshall appearbeforethe LordGOD.
"Threetimesa yearallyour malesare to appearbeforethe LordGOD,the Godof Israel.
Now His parentswentto Jerusalemeveryyearat the Feastof the Passover.
"Threetimesin a yearallyour malesshall appearbeforethe LORDyour Godin the placewhichHe chooses,at the Feastof UnleavenedBreadand at the Feastof Weeksand at the Feastof Booths,and they shall not appearbeforethe LORDempty-handed.
Then the wholecongregationof the sonsof Israelassembledthemselves at Shiloh,and setup the tentof meetingthere;and the landwas subduedbeforethem.
So they setup for themselves Micah'sgravenimagewhichhe had made,allthe timethat the houseof Godwas at Shiloh.
So they said,"Behold,there is a feastof the LORDfrom yearto yearin Shiloh,whichis on the northsideof Bethel,on the eastsideof the highwaythat goesup from Bethelto Shechem,and on the southsideof Lebonah."
Then the manElkanahwentup with allhis householdto offerto the LORDthe yearlysacrificeand [pay] his vow.
Then Hannahroseaftereatingand drinkingin Shiloh.Now Elithe priestwas sittingon the seatby the doorpostof the templeof the LORD.
and Ahijah,the sonof Ahitub,Ichabod'sbrother,the sonof Phinehas,the sonof Eli,the priestof the LORDat Shiloh,was wearingan ephod.And the peopledid not knowthat Jonathanhad gone.
And his motherwould makehim a littlerobeand bringit to him from yearto yearwhen she would comeup with her husbandto offerthe yearlysacrifice.
Thiswill be the signto you whichwill comeconcerningyour twosons,Hophniand Phinehas:on the samedaybothof them will die.
"For I have toldhim that I am about to judgehis houseforeverfor the iniquitywhichhe knew,becausehis sonsbroughta curseon themselvesand he did not rebukethem.
And the arkof Godwas taken;and the twosonsof Eli,Hophniand Phinehas,died.
So the peoplesentto Shiloh,and from therethey carriedthe arkof the covenantof the LORDof hostswho sits[above] the cherubim;and the twosonsof Eli,Hophniand Phinehas,[were] therewith the arkof the covenantof God.